Buller's Hill Quarry
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Condition (Natural England)
Favourable (1)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SX882846 | — | Favourable | 0.51 | 2021-11-10 |
Geology & landscape
Mining / Industrial: Quarry · Geological Period: Paleogene · Rock Type: Chalk, Flint, Greensand
Landscape processes: Fluvial
Description
Buller’s Hill Quarry SSSI Description Owned by the Forestry Commission. This quarry is the best exposure of the ‘Haldon Gravels’ – mainly flint-bearing gravels of early Palaeogene age. It is the type locality for the Buller’s Hill Gravel, the fluvial facies of these gravels, which rests here on the Tower Wood Gravel, a residual facies derived by in situ solution of the Chalk. In places the latter is seen to lie on the Upper Greensand.